The American rapper Jay-Z has released 68 singles as a lead artist, 51 singles as a featured artist, and 14 promotional singles. "Can't Knock the Hustle" was the rapper's breakout hit, serving as lead single for his debut studio album, Reasonable Doubt (1996). During 1997, Jay-Z saw continued success with his singles "Sunshine" (featuring Foxy Brown and Babyface), which peaked at number 25 on the UK singles chart, and "Wishing on a Star", which peaked at number 13. "The City Is Mine" (featuring Blackstreet) was the most successful single of his second album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), which peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 and received positive reviews from critics. In 1998, he released the singles "Can I Get A..." (featuring Ja Rule and Amil) and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which peaked at numbers 19 and 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Both preceded his third album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998), and led it to debut atop the Billboard 200. His fourth album, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999), became his second album to do so, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Jigga My Nigga" and "Big Pimpin'" (featuring UGK); the latter received platinum certification by the RIAA.
His fifth album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000), began production as a compilation album for his then-expanding record label, Roc-A-Fella Records, but ultimately served to showcase its signees. Selling 500,000 copies in its first week, it also received double platinum certification by the RIAA and was supported by the pop-oriented single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (featuring Pharrell), which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his first to reach number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. His sixth album, The Blueprint (2001), was met with universal acclaim and the sold 400,000 copies in its first week, becoming his third consecutive project to debut atop the Billboard 200; it spawned his first Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry. In 2002, he released a collaborative album with R. Kelly titled The Best of Both Worlds, as well as a direct sequel to The Blueprint with the double album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. Both witnessed a slight critical decline due to further commercial-orientation, but debuted at numbers two and one on the Billboard 200, respectively; the latter spawned his second Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "Excuse Me Miss" (featuring Pharrell), as well as his first to peak within the chart's top five, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (featuring Beyoncé). The Black Album was released and had three hit singles, two of which were top ten. It won a Grammy for "99 Problems". Even though he said The Black Album would be his last album he released a collaboration EP with Linkin Park spawning a hit single which earned a Grammy.
After he became the president of Def Jam Recordings, Jay-Z released a new album in late 2006 titled Kingdom Come. It spawned the top 10 single "Show Me What You Got", but its other singles were not as successful and some did not even chart. He later collaborated with T.I. on the single "Swagga like Us". In 2009, he released The Blueprint 3, which included his first chart-topping single "Empire State of Mind". The singles from the album went on to win several Grammys and peaked high on the charts as well. His 2011 collaborative album with Kanye West, Watch the Throne spawned the hit singles "H•A•M", "Otis", "Gotta Have It", and "Niggas in Paris"; the latter peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100 and sold 5 million units, becoming one of the biggest hits in both rappers' careers. His twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail was not promoted by any singles. In 2017, he released his thirteenth studio album, 4:44. The album's title track, as well as "The Story of O.J.", both charted in the top 40 on the Hot 100, despite the latter not being released as a single.
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USPeak chart positions for singles in the United States: All except noted: "It's Alright": "Take You Home with Me (A.K.A. Body)": USR&BPeak chart positions for singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States: All except noted: "It's Alright": "Take You Home with Me (A.K.A. Body)": USRapPeak chart positions for singles on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States: All except noted:
"It's Alright": "Take You Home with Me (A.K.A. Body)": CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: All except noted: "Can I Get A...": "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" and "Excuse Me Miss": "Big Pimpin'": GER NLD NZ SWE SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except noted: "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)": "Tom Ford" and "Part II (On the Run)": "Apeshit", "Boss" and "Summer": "In My Lifetime" / "In My Lifetime (Remix)" / "Can't Get wit That" 1994 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Dead Presidents" 1996 50 74 4 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Ain't No Nigga"(featuring Foxy Brown) 17 — — — 45 — — 31The Nutty Professor (soundtrack)/ Reasonable Doubt "Can't Knock the Hustle"(featuring Mary J. Blige) 73 35 7 — — — 26 — — 30Reasonable Doubt "Feelin' It" 1997 79 46 13 — — — — — — — "Who You Wit" 84 25 18 — — — — — — 65 Sprung (soundtrack) "(Always Be My) Sunshine"(featuring Babyface and Foxy Brown) 95 37 16 — 18 66 22 42 — 25 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 "The City Is Mine"(featuring Blackstreet) 52 37 14 — 28 51 44 — — 38 "Wishing on a Star"(featuring Gwen Dickey) — — — — 56 — 29 50 — 13 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (UK edition) "It's Alright"(with Memphis Bleek)1998 61 32 9 — — — — — — — Streets Is Watching (soundtrack) / Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life "Can I Get A..."(featuring Ja Rule and Amil) 19 6 22 36 12 30 — — 26 24 RIAA: Platinum Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life/Rush Hour (soundtrack) "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" 15 10 2 7 5 6 10 6 7 2 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life "Money, Cash, Hoes"(featuring DMX) 1999 — 36 19 — — — — — — — "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"(featuring Amil and Big Jaz) 84 23 — — — — — — — — "Jigga My Nigga" 28 6 1 — — — — — — — Ryde or Die Vol. 1 "Girl's Best Friend" 52 19 — — — — — — — —Blue Streak (soundtrack) "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)"(featuring Amil and Beanie Sigel) 65 17 9 — — — — — — —Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter "Things That U Do"(featuring Mariah Carey) 2000 — — — — — — — — — — "Anything" 55 19 9 — — — — 56 — 18 The Truth "Big Pimpin'"(featuring UGK) 18 6 51 — — — — — 29 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter "Hey Papi"(featuring Amil and Memphis Bleek) 76 16 12 — — — — — — — Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (soundtrack) "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" 11 1 4 — 75 61 31 — 86 17 RIAA: Platinum The Dynasty: Roc La Familia "Change the Game"(featuring Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek) 2001 86 29 10 — — — — — — — "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"(featuring R. Kelly) 82 29 12 — — — — — — — "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" 8 4 7 — — 69 — — 53 21 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver The Blueprint "Girls, Girls, Girls" 17 4 9 — 86 — — — — 11 RIAA: Gold "Jigga That Nigga" 2002 66 27 7 — — — — — — — "Song Cry" — 45 25 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"(featuring Beyoncé) 4 5 2 4 6 5 4 14 1 2 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse "Hovi Baby" — 76 36 — — — — — — — "Excuse Me Miss" 2003 8 1 2 8 67 — — — 76 17 RIAA: Gold "La La La" — 37 20 — — — — — — — The Blueprint 2.1/Bad Boys II (soundtrack) "Change Clothes" 10 6 4 — 54 40 42 — 44 32 The Black Album "Dirt off Your Shoulder" 2004 5 3 2 — — — — — — 12 RIAA: 2× Platinum "99 Problems" 30 26 10 — 67 — — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Big Chips"(with R. Kelly) 39 17 14 — — — — — — — Unfinished Business "Don't Let Me Die"(with R. Kelly) — 58 — — — — — — — — "Numb/Encore"(with Linkin Park) 20 94 — — 4 5 — 5 10 14 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum GLF: Gold"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. MC: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum Collision Course "Show Me What You Got" 2006 8 3 4 — — — 38 35 — 38 RIAA: Gold Kingdom Come "Lost One"(featuring Chrisette Michele) 58 19 10 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "30 Something" 2007 — 21 13 — — — — — — — "Hollywood"(featuring Beyoncé) — 56 21 — — — — — — — "Blue Magic"(featuring Pharrell and En Vogue) 55 31 17 69 — — — — — — American Gangster "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." 63 15 8 — — — — — — 117 "I Know"(featuring Pharrell) — 26 11 — — — — — — — "Swagga Like Us"(with T.I., featuring Lil Wayne and Kanye West) 2008 5 11 4 — — — — 22 — 33 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Paper Trail "Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)" — 51 18 — — — — — — — "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" 2009 24 43 15 — — — — — — 79 RIAA: Gold The Blueprint 3 "Run This Town"(featuring Kanye West and Rihanna) 2 3 1 6 18 30 9 8 9 1 RIAA: 6× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Empire State of Mind"(featuring Alicia Keys) 1 1 1 3 11 2 6 6 4 2 RIAA: Diamond BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold RMNZ: 6× Platinum "On to the Next One"(featuring Swizz Beatz) 37 9 5 68 — — — — — 38 RIAA: Platinum "Young Forever"(featuring Mr Hudson) 2010 10 86 16 21 — 50 32 40 44 10 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "A Star Is Born"(featuring J. Cole) — 91 — — — — — — — — "H•A•M"(with Kanye West) 2011 23 24 15 47 — 53 — — — 30 RIAA: Platinum Watch the Throne "Otis"(with Kanye West, featuring Otis Redding) 12 2 2 37 — 73 — — 61 28 RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Niggas in Paris"(with Kanye West) 5 1 1 16 40 28 38 44 43 10 RIAA: 12× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum GLF: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Why I Love You"(with Kanye West, featuring Mr Hudson) — — — — — — — — 52 87 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Gotta Have It"(with Kanye West) 69 14 13 — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Glory"(featuring B.I.C.) 2012 — 63 23 — — — — — — — "No Church in the Wild"(with Kanye West, featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream) 72 31 20 92 — — — — — 37 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Watch the Throne "Clique"(with Kanye West and Big Sean) 12 2 3 17 — 85 — — — 22 RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Cruel Summer "Holy Grail"(featuring Justin Timberlake) 2013 4 2 1 13 24 83 24 15 24 7 RIAA: 6× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold GLF: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Magna Carta Holy Grail "Tom Ford" 39 11 8 — — — — — — 164 RIAA: Platinum "Part II (On the Run)"(featuring Beyoncé) 2014 77 19 15 — — — — — — 93 RIAA: Platinum "4:44" 2017 35 15 11 69 — — — — — 73 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold 4:44 "Bam" 47 21 16 — — — — — — 93 RIAA: Gold "Apeshit" 2018 13 9 8 24 — 59 — 72 69 33 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum Everything Is Love "What It Feels Like" 2021 51 20Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History - Nipsey Hussle 15Hot Rap Songs Chart History - Nipsey Hussle 93 — — — — — — Judas and the Black Messiah (soundtrack) "_" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B USRapPeak chart positions for featured singles on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States: All except "Hawaiian Sophie", "Money Ain't a Thang", "What You Think of That" and "4 da Fam": "Hawaiian Sophie": "Money Ain't a Thang": "What You Think of That": "4 da Fam": CANPeak chart positions for featured singles in Canada: